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P01396
I know why the caged bird sings by Angelou, Maya 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P01396 Available

Dewey: 917.309/BAges: 13-18   


Subjects: African Americans - Biography


Summary: Maya Angelou reads her unforgettable memoir of growing up black in the 1930s and 1940s.


56.99 *

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691413
If I only had a horn : young Louis Armstrong by Orgill, Roxane 

Paperback(Houghton Mifflin, 1997)

BTSB #: 691413 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.3 LG RC: 3.7 K-2 Lexile: 860

Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz music African Americans - Biography


Summary: Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career in New Orleans by singing songs on street corners andplaying a batte red cornet in a marching band.


6.55 *

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076294
It's not bragging if it's true by Avant-garde, Zaila 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2023)

BTSB #: 076294 Available

Dewey: 158.1092/AAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 780

Subjects: Avant-garde, Zaila African Americans - Biography Spelling bees - Anecdotes Teenagers Conduct of life


Summary: After Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021, she turned into an overnight sensation. Zaila shares about her family, her accomplishments, her experience of being homeschooled, and so much more in order to motivate and uplift other kids who have small-, medium-, and even big-sized dreams.


22.58 *

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634332
Jimmy's rhythm & blues : the extraordinary life of James Baldwin by Meadows, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2024)

BTSB #: 634332 Available

Dewey: 818/BAges: 4-8   


Subjects: Baldwin, James African Americans - Biography American authors - Biography


Summary: Before he became a legendary writer, James "Jimmy" Baldwin was a young boy from Harlem, New York who loved stories. He found joy in the rhythm of music, family, and books.


23.98 *

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974464
Just like Jesse Owens by Young, Andrew 

BTSB Prebound(Orchard Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 974464 Available

Dewey: 323.1/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.2 LG

Subjects: Young, Andrew,|d1932- - Childhood and youth Owens, Jesse,|d1913-1980 Family life African Americans - Biography Race relations African American track and field athletes New Orleans (La.)


Summary: As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. Andrew's father told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, "Don't get mad, get smart." To drive home the lesson, the family went to the local theater to see newsreels of Olympic track star Jesse Owens and how he competed in Nazi Germany with dignity.


22.58 *

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882828
Leon's story by Tillage, Leon 

Paperback(Square Fish, 2012)

BTSB #: 882828 Available

Dewey: 975.6/AAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.9 MG RC: 6.8 3-5 Lexile: 970

Subjects: Tillage, Leon,|d1936- African Americans - Biography North Carolina - Race relations


Summary: The son of a sharecropper recalls the hard times his family faced in the first half of the twentieth century.


7.37 *

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P04079
Little leaders : bold women in black history by Harrison, Vashti 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)

BTSB #: P04079 Available

Dewey: 920.7208/CAges: 8-12   


Subjects: African American women - Biography African Americans - Biography African Americans - History - Anecdotes Heroes - United States - Biography


Summary: Featuring forty trailblazing black women in American history who broke boundaries and achieved beyond expectations.


52.24 *

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422654
Little legends : exceptional men in black history by Harrison, Vashti 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2019)

BTSB #: 422654 Available

Dewey: 305.38/CAges: 8-12   
AR: 7.6 MG Lexile: 1080

Subjects: African American men - Biography African Americans - Biography


Summary: Introduces readers to forty inspirational black men who cared for others, changed the world, and finally had their moment in the sun.


058959
Lizzie demands a seat! : Elizabeth Jennings fights for streetcar rights by Anderson, Beth 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2020)

BTSB #: 058959 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.7 LG Lexile: 570

Subjects: Graham, Elizabeth Jennings,|d1827-1901 Segregation African Americans - Biography Civil rights Horse-drawn omnibuses New York (N.Y.)


Summary: "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. She was denied entry and decided to fight back.


22.58 *

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809718
Long time coming : a lyrical biography of race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama by Shepard, Ray Anthony 

BTSB Prebound(Calkins Creek, 2023)

BTSB #: 809718 Available

Dewey: 305.8/CAges: 12-16   
AR: 7.5 UG Lexile: 1050 F&P: Z

Subjects: African Americans - Biography African Americans - History American poetry


Summary: A series of fast-paced, fact-based, lyrical stories tells of the struggles of six Black Americans from different areas. Shows the ways in which each paved the way for those who followed. From freedom seeker Ona Judge, who fled her enslavement by America's first president, to Barack Obama, the first Black president.


23.98 *

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220289
Martin Luther King : the peaceful warrior by Clayton, Ed 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2017)

BTSB #: 220289 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 7 UG Lexile: 1020 F&P: X

Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography


Summary: The inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. by an author with close ties to Dr. King's family.


6.50 *

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220299
Martin Luther King : the peaceful warrior by Clayton, Ed 

Paperback(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 220299 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 7 UG Lexile: 1020 F&P: X

Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 African Americans - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography


Summary: The inspiring life of Martin Luther King Jr. by an author with close ties to Dr. King's family.


6.55 *

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739648
Martin's big words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr [Big words series]by Rappaport, Doreen 

BTSB Prebound(Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks For Children, 2007)

BTSB #: 739648 Available

Dewey: 323/BAges: 6-10   
AR: 3.4 LG RC: 2.5 K-2 Lexile: 610 AD F&P: S

Subjects: King, Martin Luther, - Jr.,|d1929-1968 Civil rights workers Clergy African Americans - Biography


Summary: Focuses on the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.


617342
Mighty justice : the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree by Asim, Jabari 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 617342 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 10-14   
AR: 8.1 MG+

Subjects: Roundtree, Dovey Johnson,|d1914-2018 African Americans - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Women - Biography Segregation


Summary: The memoir of activist and trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree who won a landmark desegregation court case and was one of the first black women to break down barriers in several areas of society.


23.98 *

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790040
Minty : a story of young Harriet Tubman by Schroeder, Alan 

BTSB Prebound(Puffin Books, 2000)

BTSB #: 790040 Available

Dewey: 306.3/BAges: 5-9   
AR: 3.6 LG RC: 3.9 K-2 Lexile: 640

Subjects: Tubman, Harriet,|d1820?-1913 Slaves African Americans - Biography Underground railroad


Summary: Young Harriet Tubman, whose childhood name was Minty, dreams of escaping slavery on the Brodas plantation in the late 1820s.


16.34 *

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402543
Ordinary hazards : a memoir by Grimes, Nikki 

BTSB Prebound(WordSong, 2019)

BTSB #: 402543 Available

Dewey: 800/AAges: 12-14   
AR: 5.5 UG Lexile: 840

Subjects: Grimes, Nikki American authors - Biography Women authors - Biography African Americans - Biography


Summary: Explores the truth of a harrowing childhood in a compelling and moving memoir in verse.


6.50 *

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130484
Pathfinders : the journeys of 16 extraordinary Black souls by Bolden, Tonya 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017)

BTSB #: 130484 Available

Dewey: 920.0092/CAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG Lexile: 1150 F&P: Z

Subjects: African Americans - Biography Successful people - United States


Summary: Brief bios of African American figures who paved the way for themselves and others in America.


27.46 *

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130499
Portraits of African-American heroes by Bolden, Tonya 

Paperback(Puffin Books, 2005)

BTSB #: 130499 Available

Dewey: 920/CAges: 8-12   
AR: 8.3 MG RC: 9 6-8 Lexile: 1140 F&P: V

Subjects: African Americans - Biography Heroes and heroines


Summary: Twenty portraits, in both pictures and words, of African-Americans cover such figures as Judith Jamison, Malcolm X, and Thurgood Marshall.


11.47 *

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624148
Quien fue Louis Armstrong? [Quien Fue?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

PaperbackSPANISH(Santillana, 2016)

BTSB #: 624148 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 8-12   


Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz African Americans - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials


9.01 *

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591323
Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina by Lyon, Lea 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020)

BTSB #: 591323 Available

Dewey: 792/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.5 LG Lexile: 690 AD F&P: M

Subjects: Townsend, Sylvia Robertson Ballet dancers - Biography African Americans - Biography


Summary: An inspiring picture book about the life of African American dancer, Sylvia Townsend, who taught herself how to dance ballet by reading books she borrowed from a bookmobile as a young girl.


23.28 *

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